I know that if you have previously encountered ''Hamlet'' in school, or in a book, or even elsewhere, that you have been told otherwise. If, indeed, you have been told otherwise, you have been misled. There is a long, long story behind this, which it is probably ultimately pointless to dwell upon. Let's just proceed with a correct explanation of the play. | I know that if you have previously encountered ''Hamlet'' in school, or in a book, or even elsewhere, that you have been told otherwise. If, indeed, you have been told otherwise, you have been misled. There is a long, long story behind this, which it is probably ultimately pointless to dwell upon. Let's just proceed with a correct explanation of the play. |